Recife, June 5 (RHC)-- Members of social movements and political and cultural organizations from Brazil ratified in the state of Pernambuco their unconditional support of the Cuban Revolution.... More


Havana, June 5 (RHC)-- Delegates to the 13th Latin American Congress of University Extension stressed the need to unite and seek solutions to common problems in the region. ... More


Mexico City, June 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Among the many crises affecting Mexico, all which seem to derive in violence, is the illegal appropriation of properties -- many times promoted by authorities themselves or political parties -- an action that left a number of people injured and over 169 arrested on Thursday after an all out battle in an eastern area of Mexico City. ... More


Montevideo, June 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Following the marches against gender violence in Argentina and Uruguay, an Uruguayan state official told the press draft bill was being prepared to classify femicide as a crime. ... More


Sports News Roundup June 05

Men and women Cuban judo teams are training in Europe as part of the preparation for the Pan American Games this July in Toronto, Canada, where they will compete with full teams.... More


Bogotá, June 5 (RHC) -– The Colombian government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels have agreed to establish a Truth Commission to investigate crimes committed throughout the country's half-century conflict.... More


Brasilia, June 5 (RHC) –- Brazil's National Committee for Refugees has taken in approximately 1,900 Syrian refugees who have taken advantage of measures adopted about two years ago that facilitated their entry into the country.... More


Panama City, June 5 (RHC-PRESSTV) -– The former vice president of Panama, Felipe Virzi, has been arrested on charges of money laundering in an ongoing investigation. ... More


Rio de Janeiro, June 5 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Brazil's prison population grew 74 percent in a seven-year period starting in 2005, according to a report released by the Brazilian Presidency Secretariat-General.... More


Washington, June 5 (RHC) -– A 1976 document declassified by the U.S. State Department points to Luis Posada Carriles as the most likely author of the sabotage bombing of a Cubana airliner that year, in which 73 people were killed.... More


Havana, June 5 (RHC) -– Today, June 5th, Cubans throughout the country are celebrating World Environment Day with a series of cultural and academic events. ... More


Havana, June 5 (RHC) -- The 2nd International Conference New Scenarios of Political Communications opens today in the Cuban capital with the participation of experts from over 30 countries and multilateral organizations.... More


Havana, June 5 (RHC) -- Lebanon is interested in expanding bilateral ties with Cuba and updating a trade agreement signed in 1998, a Lebanese official said on Thursday.... More


Baton Rouge, June 5 (WAFB-RHC) -- Rice farmers in the U.S. state of Louisiana are calling on the United States Congress to end economic sanctions on Cuba, a move that would bring great profit for the sector.... More


Havana, June 5 (RHC) -- Cuba and Canada signed this week a new agreement on air traffic to allow an "unlimited" number of airlines to fly between the two countries. ... More


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